Compaq Deskpro AP550 - Diskette Drive

Physical and Operating Specifications
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Diskette Drive
Table 7-7
1.44-MB Diskette Drive
Size and Capacity
Size (inch) 3.5
High density (MB) 1.44
Low density (KB) 720
Light Green
Height One-third
Bytes per sector 512
Sectors per track
High density 18
Low density 9
Tracks per side
High density 80
Low density 80
Read/write heads 2
Average access time (ms)
Track-to-track (high/low) 3/6 ms
Average (high/low) 94/173 ms
Latency average (ms) 100 ms
Data Transfer Rate (Mbit/s)
High/low (to/from media) 500/250 Kb/s